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HELICHRYSUM DISTILLERY – modern digital lowpressure

HELICHRYSUM STEAM DISTILLERY

Steam distillation

Steam distillation is a process employed to extract essential oils from organic plants by passing steam generated through the plant material. Temperature sensitive compounds which would normally decompose through simple distillation vaporise at lower temperatures when subjected to steam in the distillation column. This allows for the separation of essential oils, which tend to be less soluble in boiling water, from chemically complex materials.

Digital low pressure distillery, 1500 l of volume for biomass.

When the steam is passed through the organic material, tiny pockets holding the essential oils open to release the essential oil molecules without doing any damage to these delicate components. The distillate obtained will contain a mixture of water vapour and essential oils which finally return to their liquid form in the condensing apparatus. Then they are separated using a Florentine separator.

In case of essential oils, using steam allows the distillate to retain the more delicate flavours and aromas which would otherwise breakdown if high temperatures is applied. This is a great process to extract essential oils from aromatic plants to flavour liqueurs.
The key to producing a therapeutic-grade essential oil is to preserve as many of the delicate aromatic compounds within the essential oil as possible.
Fragile aromatic chemicals are easily destroyed by high temperature and pressure, as well as contact with chemically reactive metals such as copper or aluminum. Our distillery is constructed from stainless steel cooking chambers and work on low pressure and low temperature.

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We are proud of our new digital low-pressure distillery, which is the highlight of steam distillation. With the help of this built-in system, we fully control the condensing temperatures as well as the hydrolate temperature itself.

The condenser itself is divided into 3 zones that are independent of each other and in which we can set the desired temperatures, which enable us to achieve the optimal condesation temperature.

Three zones digital controlled condenser Provides optimal condensation temperature as well as hydrolates – Right picture Florentine separator- Immiscible liquids are those which won’t mix to give a single phase. Oil and water are examples of immiscible liquids – one floats on top of the other. It explains the background to steam distillation.

It is known that many organic compounds tend to decompose at high sustained temperatures. With these kind of distillery, distillation process takes place without pressure, and therefore the vapor temperature entering the distillate is minimal, and as such passes through the biomass without generating retention and similar uneven phenomena that could damage plant essence.

This distillery also provides us with one distillation circuit finished in about one hour due to the specific performance of the condenser as well as the boiler burner system, thus increasing the daily capacity of the distillation.

All of this can be controlled and monitored on the monitor, which greatly alleviates the distillation process itself.

The entire distillation process is digitally controlled – the possibilities are unlimited

All in all, the quality of distillation of our helichrysum oil has been raised to the highest level.

The object itself is designed so helichrysum is loaded from height to make it easier for workersRight picture – A view from the distillery on the helichrysum plantationResult is Purest Organic High quality Helichrysum italicum essential oil.